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Flushing the Bad Stuff

Flushing the Bad Stuff

By Isaac Graveley

At my last home, I got used to seeing the city’s Municipal Works Department vacuum tanker truck roll up to the manhole at the corner...

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Are Satellites the Solution for Microplastics?

By Ashley Postma

By now, we’re all aware that microplastics—fragments about the size of a sesame seed— have been found in water in the furthest reaches of Antarctica...

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Will COVID Change How We Clean?

By Isaac Graveley

I have a nine-year-old. She’s like a tornado, ripping through our house leaving dirt and slimy grime in her wake. Oil, mud, and unidentifiable muck—that’s...

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FINALLY | A Good News Story for Climate Change!

By Steve Reble

Researchers who study our changing climate don’t often use the words “optimistic” and “climate change” in the same sentence. That’s because the situation is still...

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By Steve Reble

In 2008, my brother Chris landed in the hospital and Mandy (my soon to be wife) told me she wanted to get a dog.  I...

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Why Giving Back Is Good For You

By Steve Reble

This summer, my eight-year-old daughter discovered entrepreneurship. She spent weeks sewing a line of bandannas, ties, and bow ties for dogs and then set up...

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Has Black Friday Gone Too Far?

By Ashley Postma

Black Friday is coming! Black Friday is coming! To be completely honest, I don’t really care.  My partner and I are pretty small spenders on...

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FACE MASKS | The Inhale Dilemma
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FACE MASKS | The Inhale Dilemma

By Ashley Postma

Have you ever tried blowing out a candle by ‘sucking’ air in?  Can’t be done, right?  It’s much easier to expel a flame by blowing...

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Face Masks: the Conversation We SHOULD Be Having

By Angela Rollins

It is estimated that the use of single-use plastic has gone up 250-300% in the United States since the pandemic started. As PPE equipment starts...

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